Teams Can Now ‘Steal’ Players in Major League Pickleball

Teams Can Now 'Steal' Players in Major League Pickleball

Major League Pickleball (MLP) is implementing three new rules for 2025. The changes, posted to their website’s 2025 Competition Structure Overview, were updated as of Feb. 21, 2025. MLP told The Dink that these changes are being put in place to allow for all deserving players to receive playing time while improving the league’s overall … Read more

SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Fink, No. 18 PSU upset No. 1 Michigan State, No. 5 Minnesota now tops in B1G; No. 3 WMU salvages points with OT win at No. 12 ASU; No. 8 Providence rallies past No. 13 UML for key league points; Army ends Riley era in West Point with OT win – College Hockey

Penn State jumped to a 3-0 lead early and then held off the nation’s top team Michigan State, holding on for a 3-2 victory in Lansing on Saturday. Combined with Friday’s 2-2 tie where Penn State won the shootout, the Nittany Lions held  Michigan State to just a single Big Ten point this weekend allowing … Read more

Nationals Prospects: Towering Tyler Stuart can make a big league impact in 2025

Nationals Prospects: Towering Tyler Stuart can make a big league impact in 2025

The Washington Nationals have an affinity for big pitchers. They have 10 pitchers on their 40 man roster that are 6’4 or taller, with four of them being at least 6’6. The teams top two pitching prospects, Travis Sykora and Jarlin Susana are both 6’6. However, in a land of giants, nobody is bigger than … Read more

Royals sign catcher Luke Maile to minor league deal

Royals sign catcher Luke Maile to minor league deal

The Royals announced they have signed catcher Luke Maile to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. The 34-year-old Maile is a nine-year MLB veteran as a backup catcher with a lifetime line of .208/.274/.319. Maile was originally drafted by the Rays in 2012 out of Kentucky. He made his MLB debut … Read more

The Dink Minor League Pickleball Takes Off In China

The Dink Minor League Pickleball Takes Off In China

The Dink Minor League Pickleball (MiLP) has kicked off in China with unprecedented success! Prior to the MiLP entrance into China, the only pickleball tournaments were divided by age group, not skill level. This series is the first of its kind in the country to divide pickleball competition categories by Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating (DUPR) … Read more

Royals sign pitcher Thomas Hatch to a minor league deal

Royals sign pitcher Thomas Hatch to a minor league deal

The Royals announced they have signed right-handed pitcher Thomas Hatch to a minor league deal. The 30-year-old has pitched in parts of four seasons in the big leagues with the Blue Jays and Pirates, with a 4.96 ERA in 39 career relief appearances. Hatch is a Tulsa native who pitched at Oklahoma State before the … Read more

Atlanta Braves sign RHP Chad Kuhl to minor league deal

The Atlanta Braves took another step to bolster their pitching depth on Wednesday evening, as Aram Leighton of Just Baseball is reporting that the Braves and RHP Chad Kuhl have come to an agreement on a minor league deal for the upcoming season. Additionally, MLB Trade Rumors made sure to note that Kuhl will likely … Read more

Three takeaways for Hansi Flick from Barcelona 2-2 Atalanta | UEFA Champions League

Three takeaways for Hansi Flick from Barcelona 2-2 Atalanta | UEFA Champions League

Barcelona led twice against Atalanta last night in the final round of the UEFA Champions League group stage and were in the driver’s seat to finish first in the standings. However, they conceded on both occasions, allowing the Serie A side to equalise and take a point home at the full-time whistle. Credit where it … Read more